Talofa lava i tou paia ma mamalu!
Day 2 of distance learning brought about new ideas and practices for both the students and teachers.
We found our numbers increased, possibly due to student to student prompting overnight. Possibly parents feeling more comfortable in their homes and directing children towards school now that they understand isolation in the home. Whatever the reason we were delighted as a team to have more children connect live with us via our 2 set google meet times.
My maths class was smaller today, only 3 students actually but it was a productive session in that the 3 students are close in learning levels and so the competition began!
One of our teachers had 25 out of 28 students tune in for maths!! Was an exciting but challenging time to work out how to best cater for the range of 28 learners present. You are reminded of how the google meet is whole class situation so you're thinking on your feet the whole time.
A highlight for my learning today was the noted difference in students. Yesterday - day 1 of distance learning they were so very keen to simply connect. Today - day 2, students were ready with matters they wanted to discuss related to their learning. I also as the teacher was prepared with 2-3 learning points that I wanted to be sure to deliver before ending the google meet. At present we are meeting for up to 30 minutes. Any longer and I'm finding that the students are challenged with background noise and whanau needing to share the space they're in.
Learning from today: be well prepared for the 20 - 30 minute google meet with specific points to teach. Write it down and stick to it alongside any pastoral/housekeeping notices and encouragement you need to give your tamariki.
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